News and Events 2011

• At the Bury Area Chess Jamboree 2011 LINTON finished jointly first with Cambridge and tied on tie-break, sharing the prize.

• LINTON won the Bury Area Rapidplay competition again this year.

• LINTON finished top of the Bury Area Chess League 3rd Division again this year.

• Paul Kemp, captain of LINTON'S 1st Division team, played at the British Chess Championships in Sheffield this year, finishing with a highly creditable score of 5/11. This included three wins against opposition which included International Masters.

• John Dawson, captain of LINTON'S 3rd Division team won the Bury Area 3rd Division "Game of the Season" prize, and finished runner-up in the "Players of the Year" listing.

• Finally, the Cambridgeshire Jamboree saw LINTON coming up from behind in the final round to snatch victory from New England by half a point. The result gives LINTON three outright wins in four years. Mark Lim and Patrick Heneghan both achieved a 3/3 score. Our team consisted of Norman Hutchinson, Paul Kemp (captain), Mark Lim and Patrick Heneghan.

 
The picture shows Norman receiving the trpphy for LINTON.